Last weekend saw the clash of two top teams in the West League One – as East Kilbride came out on top when they travelled to Carrick.

East Kilbride Rugby Club continued their eye-catching start to the season with a comprehensive win in Maybole against a Carrick side which had run up a heap of cricket scores in home league games over the past few seasons.

Carrick had started well with two wins and were not to be taken lightly by the EK side.

Coach Fraser Watt freshened his pack, giving first competitive starts to prop Robbie Jaap and Number 8 turned hooker Evan Middleton, while Watt’s predecessor as Head Coach, Alan Steel, slotted in at flanker.

The changes were a success from the off, EK tearing into their hosts following the ref’s first peep and within two minutes Chris O’Neil had crossed for the visitors first score following a line-out catch and drive.

There was no let up and first Jaap, then Steel with two, went over to give EK a comfortable 24-3 half time lead with the try bonus already in the bag.

Working off scraps, the home side scored twice in the second half but EK matched this with Dalgleish and Shankie both touching down.

At this point the outcome was as much of a formality as the scoreline suggests.